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Many religious belief systems have a particular spirit, angel, or deity whose responsibility is to escort newly-deceased souls to the afterlife. These creatures are called psychopomps, from the Greek word ψυχοπομπός (psychopompos), literally meaning "guide of souls". Their role is not to judge the deceased, but simply provide safe passage. Frequently depicted on funerary art, psychopomps have been associated at different times and in different cultures with horses, whippoorwills, ravens, dogs, crows, owls, sparrows, harts, and dolphins.
- Courtesy of Wikipedia


~Gio

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Image size
1052x1676px 1.14 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D40
Shutter Speed
10/5000 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
200 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jul 2, 2008, 12:10:57 PM
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